[Outsourcing of hospitals services: lessons learned from the experience]

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Outsourcing of hospital care was widely used after the implementation of the Third Socio-economic Development Plan in 2000. A return in policy occurred since 2006. Contracts between private sector and hospitals were cancelled, and the Ministry of Health employed the private sector staff. Outsourcing did not achieve its primary goals of downsizing health sector and improving efficiency. This study aimed to describe the lessons learned from the experience